Seconds sentiments in McMinn column

12:25 PM,
Nov. 21, 2013

Written by

Rick Manheim, Asheville

Lee McMinn hits the nail on the head in his guest column "More mischief from Raleigh" (AC-T, Nov. 19) regarding Gov. Pat McCrory's formation of a "Teacher Adviser Committee" meant to "? help him understand the (education) problem." McMinn asks, "Is the governor's committee a placebo, designed to relieve pressure through illusion?" I believe it is. McCrory is playing "good cop" to the state legislature's "bad cop." He claims to be looking at many options to increase pay for public school teachers (AC-T, Nov. 15) with the obvious knowledge that the legislature will kill any option that's ...